| PS/2 type:8550 - 01 |
Excerpt from the original announcement letter; The Personal System/2 Model 50 (IBM 8550) introduces advanced design and technology and a new MICRO CHANNEL(TM) ARCHITECTURE to provide significant price/performance enhancements for desktop computing and workstations. The 10MHz INTEL 80286 microprocessor offers application growth capabilities and is designed to maintain software compatibility with most current IBM personal computer programs. A high level of feature integration on the system board reduces optional adapter requirements. When configured with the new analog displays, the IBM 8550's new integrated Video Graphics Array (VGA) provides enhanced performance, increased display functions, and increased color availability. The system includes a 1.44MB, 3.5-inch diskette drive and a 20MB fixed disk drive. Besides the new mouse, memory, math co-processor, and diskette drive options, new connectivity options (dual asynchronous, multi-protocol, and modem adapters, and other options) allow the IBM 8550 to communicate with a variety of hosts and networks. www.can.ibm.com/helpware/8550.html |
| Manufacturer | IBM | Name | PS/2 type:8550 |
| Type | PC | Origine | USA |
| Introduction Date | April 2, 1987 | End of production | ??? |
| Built in Language | - | Keyboard | 101 key enhanced |
| CPU | Intel 80286 (16 bit) | Speed | 10 Mhz, one wait state |
| Coprocessor | socket for optional i80287 math coprocessor | Amount of Ram | Min/Max on system board: 1MB (expandable to 7MB with memory options) |
| Vram | ??? | Rom | 128kb |
| Text Modes | - | Graphic Modes | VGA; 320x200, 256 colours ; 640x480, 16 colours |
| Colors | 256 | Sound | ??? |
| Size / Weight | (HxWxD): (140 x 360 x 420mm); 9.55 kg (21 lbs) | Built in Media | 3.5" 1.44 Mb disk drive, 20 Mb harddisk |
| I/O Ports | PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, serial, parallel, VGA | OS | IBM PC DOS Versions 3.30 or higher |
| Power Supply | Internal, 94w, 110-220VAC auto sense | Introduction Price | ??? |
| Sold | ??? | Serial Number | ??? |
| Other Extras | None | Bought Where | Second Hand Shop 1 |
| Bought When | ??? | Condition | Excellent |
| Price Paid | 400 Bfr. | Specs of my Model | ??? |
| Setup Today | ??? |
PS/2 type-8550: This is the part where I really went insane, I found a nice second hand shop (let’s call it second-hand shop 1) and the first ting I bought there was this IBM oldie (price tag 400 Bfr.). Now it was time to get myself a new hobby … I decided to start collecting Old computers. Once my friend of electroline decided to throw away a C64 and this was my first oldie (didn’t work and it was a long time ago). This IBM is an Intel 286, 1Mb ram, Disk drive 1.44Mb, 20 Mb HD, OS: MS-DOS 3.30 |